PTE. WILL DUFF KILLED*

Seeking Information ~

One of the exciting pastimes in a bookshop is meeting people from all walks of life ~  "Fascinating People."   This week Brendan Oliver came in looking for any information regarding a WW1 soldier, William Selkirk Duff.
Brendan researched the name and learned that Mr Duff went overseas with the 114th Battalion "Brocks Rangers."  He died of wounds at the Battle of Passchendaele and is buried in Nine Elms British Cemetery in Belgium.
The son of David and Angelina Duff of Cayuga, William had two siblings: sister Jessie and brother Oliver.  David Duff was a well known teacher and Principal in Cayuga.  The rest of the Duff family is buried in the Cayuga Cemetery.

If you have any information about William Selkirk Duff or if you are a relative, Brendan would certainly be happy to "hear" from you.  Please contact Brendan at griff8_@hotmail.com

*The yellowed newspaper clipping that sent Brendan Oliver on his search to find out more about a young soldier from Cayuga killed in the war.

Cayuga Cemetery

Excerpt from 1917 newspaper clipping:
  "On leaving school he entered the service of the Union Bank of Canada occupying positions in the branches at Canfield, Cayuga, Smithville and Sunnyside.  At the time of his enlistment he held the position of accountant in the Pope and Danforth Avenue Br. of the Bank Toronto.  As a banker he was known as a faithful, reliable and efficient officer, bright and cheerful and always popular."